The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1887-11-19

the c0turr stone thereof. IA the
r~x stars sang together" he said
y We have All seen the ceremony AZ the laying
\ 81 the coraer stone "a church, asylum or Ma
sonic Temple Into the hollow or thr stone
were placed scrolls OF history and important
documents 10 he suggestive n, one or two
hundred years after. tho building should be
destroyed by Ore or torn down. We rcmem-
Der the silver trowel or iron hammer that
smotc the square piece 81 granite into sane
tIty. We remember some venerable NAN who
presided welding the trowcl or hammer
We remember also the music 40 the choir
stood on the scattered stones aud timber OF
the building about to be constructed. The
leaves OF the note books fuitcrcd 10 the wind,
and were turned over with great rustlIng,
and we remember how the bass, baritone.
tenor conirslto aud soprano voices con-
mingled. They had for many days been re-
hearsing the special programme. that Il might
be worthy Of tho corner stone laying.
GoD's voxDRous nARMoNY.
IN my text the poet Of Uz calls us 20
grandcr cercinony--thc laying OF the founda.
tion Of this great temple Of world. The
corner stone was block Of lIgit and the
tower WAS Of celestial crystal All about and
on tho entertainments OF Cloud stood tue an-
celIc chorlstcrs, uiifulllng their llbrcttos OF
cymbals while the ceremony went on, aud
God. the architect, by stroke OF light after
stroke OF light, dedicated this great cathedral
OF world, with mountains Tor pillars, and
sky for frescocd ceiling, aud Towering fields
for floor, aud sunrise aud midnight aurora for
upholstery. "Who laid the corner stone
thereof; when the morning stars sang to-
getherP
complete cadence, an unbroken dltbyramb,
musical portfolio. The great sheet OF iln-
menslty bad been spread out. and written on
Il were the STARS, the smaller OF them minims,
the larger OF them sustained notes The
mcteOrs marked the staccato passages, the
whole heavens a gamui, with ali sounds, IN.
donations aud m0dulaliOns, the space between
the worlds a musical interval, trembling OF
stellar light quayer, Tie thunder base clof,
The wind among trees treble clef. That Is
the WAY God made all things, perfect har-
mony.
SIX CREATES DfscoRD.
But one day a harp string snapped In the
great orchestra One day voice sounded
out OF tune. One day discord. harsh and
terrific, grated upon the glorious antiphonc
II was snShat made the dissonunce, and that
harsh discord has been sounding through the
clnturIes All tho work ef Christians, aud
alhilsnthroplsts, aud reformeTs Of all ages Is
TO stop that dlscord and get all things back
into the perfect harmony which was
heard AZ the laying OF the cornerstone, when
The morning stars sang together. Before /
get through, II / am diyincy helped, will
make II plain that sin Is discord and right
sc0usncss 10 harmony.
That things In general arc out OF tune Is as
plaiD as u a musicians ear Is the unhappy
clash OF clarionct and bassoon Ia an orches
trail rendering. The worlds health out OF
tune Weak lung and the atmosphere ,i m col
quarrel, rhcunhatlc limb and damp weather In
Struggle, neuralgia and pneumonia and con-
sumption and epilcpsles In hocks swoop upon
nelghborhoods and cities. Where you Ind
one person with sound throat and keen eye
sight, and alert ear, and easy respiration, aud
regular pulsatlon, aud supple limb and prime
digestion, and steady nerves you rnd hun
dred who have To be very careful because
this, or that, or the other physical function Is
dsordcrcd. The human intellect out OF tune:
Tie Judgment wrongly sweryed. or the memo
r. icaky or the will weak, or the temper In
dammablc, aud the well balanced mind excep-
tlonal. Domestic life out Of tune: Only here
and there a coniugal outbreak OF incompati-
bllIty OF temper through the divorce courts,
hr a niial outbreak about a fathers VIII
through the surrogate's court. or a case OF
wlfebrating or husband poisoning through
fhe criminal courts. but thousands OF families
with June outside aud January within.
EVERYTHING OUT oF TUNE.
Society out OF tune; labor aud capital, their
hands on each others throat. Spirit OF caste
keeping those down In the social scale Ia
struggle 10 get up and putting those who are
No wonder the old pIaDoforte OF society Is all
cut of tune. when hypocrisy aud lying aud
subterfugc and double dealing and sycophancv
aud chsrlatanism aud revenge have for 5000
years been banging away at the keys and
stamping the pedals
On ali aides there Is perpetual shipwreck
OF hannonlcs. Nations la discOrd. Without
realizing II 80 wrong Is the feeling OF nation
for nation that the symbols chosen are fierce
and destructive. In this country, whore our
skIes are full OF robins and doves and morn
Ing larks, we have for our national symbol the
fierce aud filthy eagle, az Immoral a bird as
can be found In Ali the ornlthological catn-
logucA in Great Britain, where they have
lambs aud fallow deer, their symbol 10 the
mcrciess lion. Ia Russia, where from be-
tween her frozen north and blooming
south all kindly beasts dwell, they choose the
growing bear; and IN thcl worlds heraldry1n
fsvofile figure IL the dragon, which Is winged
serpent, fcrnclous aud beautiful. And SO fond
Il the world OF contention that we climb out
through the heavens and haptize one OF the
other planets with the spirit Of battle, aud
call II Mars, after the god OF war, and we give
20 the eighth sign OF the zodiac the name Of
the scorpion, creature which Il chiefly ccc-
bratcd Tor Us deadly sting. But, after all.
these symbols nrn expressive of the way ma
tlon feels toward nation. Dlscord wide as the
continent and bridging the seas.
NOT Much Lows Tners
] suppose YOU have noticed how warmly In
love dry goods stores are with other dry goods
stores. and how highly grocerymen think OF
the sugars m The groccrymcn on the same
block; aud In what ruloglstc way allopafhlc
and HOMEOPATHIC doctors speak Of each other
and hon ministers win sometimes put minis.
fers on that beautiful cooking instrument
which the English call spit an iron roller
Will spikes on n. aud turned hy acranx before
bot fire. and then n the minister being
roasted cries out against n. the men who are
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